Woman pleads guilty to shopping with fake money

Thu 7 Nov 2013, 12:03 PM AEDT

A woman has been convicted in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court of using counterfeit money to buy tracksuit pants and other items from shops in Gippsland.

Police say Rebecca Redfern and Gerard Vinci of Western Australia used counterfeit $50 notes to buy tracksuit pants, pay for fuel and other times while travelling between Leongatha and the outer-eastern suburbs of Melbourne last week.

Yesterday, Redfern pleaded guilty to 12 charges of using counterfeit money and obtaining property by deception.

She was convicted and received an 18-month good behaviour bond.

Vinci faces more serious charges and has been remanded in custody until his bail application hearing on Wednesday.